The Kingdom Tower will get built after all. It has been resized from 1609m to 1000m. It will be the centerpiece of the $20 billion Kingdom City in Jeddah. Check out some spectacular
photos of Kingdom Tower.
The tower will consist of a Four Seasons hotel and serviced apartments, A class offices, luxury condominiums and the world's highest observatory.

Imre has visited Burj Khalifa once again, you can see a mixture of exterior shots and photos of the apartments and amenities in the building + a video of one of the apartments if you click on Burj Khalifa Photos 2011 link.

Living in the world's tallest tower would cost at least $38,000 per year for a studio apartment according to Gulf News. Burj Khalifa and the Ledge at Willis Tower won the top Illinois engineering honors for 2010.
New photos by Dubai Boy and Robert Lega.

2010.may.11

The latest photos were taken by Imre, 234sale and Old Town Resident.
Check out some new Burj videos:

The Armani Hotel opens today along with a fashion show for the launch in the Burj Khalifa tower. New photos by AltinD and Imre.

2010.apr.20

When we just thought this time it's for real, Armani Hotel has been delayed again by a week. Official opening on April 27. You can read more about the hotel HERE.
Some excellent new photography by Imre and AltinD.

2010.apr.06

The observation deck has opened it's gates again, after nearly two months of maintenance. The 378 solar collector panels installed on the Burj Khalifa can heat 140,000 litres of water per 7 hours.
GN video of the re-opening.
New photos by AltinD and 234sale.

2010.mar.25

Burj Khalifa will go dark on March 27. for Earth Hour in a global initiative against climate change. There is still no news about when the observation deck will be in operation again.
Take a look at some amazing Vector Skyscrapers including the Burj and other supertalls, like Shanghai Tower, Chicago Spire and many more.
New pictures by AltinD & OTR.

2010.mar.12

The opening of the Armani Hotel has been delayed by more than a month. The opening ceremony will be on April 22. New night shots by Imre. Take a look at this amazing HD 1080p video of a visit to Burj Khalifa:My visit at the observation deck

2010.mar.04

New day & night photos of Burj by Imre. The Armani hotel in the tower will be opened later on this month. It was designed by Giorgio Armani himself and it consists of 160 suits and guest rooms. Etisalat has finished building the mobile infrastructure in Burj Khalifa. Visitors, workers, holiday makers have now full mobile access in the tower - even in the elevators. It comes handy if you happen to get stuck in it...

New photos by Tommy, Imre, OTR & Skyscrapercity man. Dubai officials plan to introduce a gold coin with Burj Khalifa on one side, and the president of the UAE on the other. Ahmed bin Sulayem said "We are confident that this design represents the face of modern UAE and its aspirations".
Two great HD videos of Burj:Burj Khalifa
and Super BowlBurj Khalifa, Dubai Fountain

2010.feb.08

The 124th floor observation deck in Burj Khalifa has been closed down for maintenance due to power supply problems - according to Emaar. The visitors are going to be notified once the works are over.
You can check the latest Burj Khalifa photos that were taken by Imre.
Watch Tommy's Youtube channel for some excellent videos of the tower.

The site has been updated with some beautiful photography of Burj Khalifa by Imre. Old Town Resident took photos on the way up to The Top. Check the video of the elevator that takes to the observation deck HERE.
The French climber Alain Robert, who is also known as the Spiderman plans to climb the world's tallest tower, the Burj. The passionate skyscraper climber will try to do this breathtaking action in between January and April 2011.

2010.jan.15

Imre took some new photos in the past days of Burj Khalifa, which has changed name from Burj Dubai at the inauguration. It has been named after His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ruler of Abu Dhabi.